1945. First Edition. 269 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, tears, chips, and creasing.